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THE ULTIMATE FENCING PACKAGE

Offering an exciting new approach to the traditional lap panel design, Grange’s revolutionary Ultimate Panel stormed into the fencing market last year, securing over 800 stockists in the process. With the Panel’s success showing no signs of slowing down, the company has now expanded the range to include a comprehensive choice of panel sizes as […]Read More

AFI NEWS RELEASE FEB 2017

AFI is finally launched as the single unified voice representing the UK fencing industry. “ We would like to thank all former members of EFIA and FCA for supporting our merger last year” said AFI Board-member Bernard KilBride “and for carrying forward their subscriptions into the new year with AFI”. “The team at AFI HQ […]Read More

TRUSTMARK AND TRADING STANDARDS LINK UP

TrustMark, the only Government-endorsed scheme for all trades in and around the home, is working with Buckinghamshire & Surrey Trading Standards, to provide another level of consumer protection and trade accreditation to both householders and tradespeople in the home improvement, maintenance and repair sector. Together the two government organisations will jointly deliver a national Trading Standards supporting scheme, giving […]Read More

TRADITIONAL APPROACH PAYS OFF FOR MERLWOOD

As a traditional, independent timber importer and merchant Haverford West-based Merlwood is a bit of a rarity these days. MD Mike James who co founded Merlwood with business partner Jeff Lloyd in 1996 commented: “There are not many businesses like us around these days but we’re far from a dying breed. As the bigger players […]Read More

BATSFORD MAKE MORE INVESTMENTS

The cornerstone of Batsford Timber has been sourcing the best timber and treating it with quality wood preservative products. As a former fencing contractor Bob is only too aware of the importance of the correct wood preservative and its application to ensure the longest possible life of the timber. In 2012 a state of the […]Read More

PROTECH PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS

“The Protech has changed my fencing life!” proclaims Adam Smith, owner of Paddock Services based in deepest Gloucestershire. Adam started his business around ten years ago. He occasionally hires in hands but the lion’s share of his workload is spent alone in the fields around Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. He went on “Paddock Services provide a […]Read More

Lighten the Landscaping Load with Avant

Make light work of landscaping with the Avant 500 series an excellent all-round machine perfect for the development and maintenance of landscaped areas. The multi-function Avant 500 series will tackle a wide range of landscaping jobs and tasks quickly and easily. The range features the 520, 525 and 528 models. The Avant 500 series of […]Read More

Not just a pretty face

Protek are well known for their wide colour range in a number of superior finishes, but what lies beneath is just as important. Included in their comprehensive portfolio they have a wood preserver pre-treatment to protect timber against wood destroying rot and discolouring fungi. Protek Wood Preserver is effective against blue stain according to EN152 […]Read More

TRANSFORMING PRODUCTIVITY WITH PROFENCER

Devon-based fencing contractor Ashley Selway estimates that he’s been able to quadruple his productivity since purchasing a Profencer six months ago. “It undoubtedly speeds up productivity and improves efficiency,” explained Ashley who followed in his father’s fencing footsteps by setting up on his own at the start of 2015. “Before I could do around 250 […]Read More